SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER.

SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER. SN 12280. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and right hand New York City address with brackets. Bbl lug has factory orig 2-pc articulated rammer attached with lug on bottom flat near muzzle. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the square back guard silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last three digits of SN in back strap channel. Right ear of back strap is broken but remains with revolver. Cylinder is typical 5-shot with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and rectangular stop notches. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, there was a total of about 15,000 of these fine little revolvers produced in period 1847-1850. Of that total less than about 4,000 were produced with stagecoach holdup scene and rectangular cylinder stop notches. Few of those survive today with any orig finish and orig configuration. These little revolvers were very popular on the American western frontier and were carried extensively throughout the Civil War and Indian wars and literally around the world. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: About good, all matching except wedge which is a period of use replacement (#181). The steel parts all retain a cleaned and artificially aged gray metal patina with scattered fine pitting. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver plating. Cylinder is matching patina with some mild battering and retains 15-20% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound with light nicks & dings and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-39403 JR225 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2281	$1,725.00	SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER. SN 12280. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and right hand New York City address with brackets. Bbl lug has factory orig 2-pc articulated rammer attached with lug on bottom flat near muzzle. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the square back guard silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last three digits of SN in back strap channel. Right ear of back strap is broken but remains with revolver. Cylinder is typical 5-shot with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and rectangular stop notches. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, there was a total of about 15,000 of these fine little revolvers produced in period 1847-1850. Of that total less than about 4,000 were produced with stagecoach holdup scene and rectangular cylinder stop notches. Few of those survive today with any orig finish and orig configuration. These little revolvers were very popular on the American western frontier and were carried extensively throughout the Civil War and Indian wars and literally around the world. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: About good, all matching except wedge which is a period of use replacement (#181). The steel parts all retain a cleaned and artificially aged gray metal patina with scattered fine pitting. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver plating. Cylinder is matching patina with some mild battering and retains 15-20% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound with light nicks & dings and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-39403 JR225 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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